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Niacinamide MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Niacinamide
Tree Number(s)
D03.066.515.530
D03.383.725.547.530
Unique ID
D009536
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009536
Annotation
/defic: consider also PELLAGRA; /‌ther use: coordinate disease with /‌drug ther, not /‌diet ther
Scope Note
An important compound functioning as a component of the coenzyme NAD. Its primary significance is in the prevention and/or cure of blacktongue and PELLAGRA. Most animals cannot manufacture this compound in amounts sufficient to prevent nutritional deficiency and it therefore must be supplemented through dietary intake.
Entry Term(s)
3-Pyridinecarboxamide
Enduramide
Nicobion
Nicotinamide
Nicotinsäureamid Jenapharm
Papulex
Vitamin B 3
Vitamin B3
Vitamin PP
Pharm Action
Vitamin B Complex
Registry Numbers
25X51I8RD4
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Related Numbers
98-92-0
CAS Type 1 Name
3-Pyridinecarboxamide
Public MeSH Note
93; was NICOTINAMIDE 1963-92; NIACINAMIDE was see NICOTINAMIDE 1963-92
Online Note
use NIACINAMIDE to search NICOTINAMIDE 1966-92
History Note
93; was NICOTINAMIDE 1963-92; NIACINAMIDE was see NICOTINAMIDE 1963-92
Date Established
1993/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2017/05/24
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